The Haden Edwards Inn in Historic Nacogdoches

The Haden Edwards Inn in Historic Nacogdoches

The Haden Edwards Inn is named after the first empressario of Texas and the leader
of the Fredonia Rebellion of 1826 which advanced the movement for Texas Independence.
This historic home, located at 106 North Lanana between the the Sterne-Hoya House
and Oak Grove Cemetery in the Zion Hill District, was built in the 1860's and
renovated in the 1890's by Nacogdoches architect Diedrich A. Rulfs. It is the architect's
best example of Victorian Stick, a transitional style that developed in the last quarter
of the 19th century between carpenter Gothic and the more popular Queen Anne homes.
As an example of Victorian Stick, the Haden Edwards house is a soaring vertical
structure, asymmetrical in form, with a decorative pattern of horizontal, crisscross,
and diagonal boards that create a flat, multi-textured surface effect. This effect is seen
especially in the upper stories around the narrow windows and gable ends. A steeply
pitched irregular roof, projecting gables, large porches, and bright contrasting colors are
also characteristic of Stick style.